It’s not very often we get to savour traditional Teochew fare in a century-old eatery. With 101 years of history, Restoran Teochew Setapak is becoming a rarity, serving classic Teochew dishes and pastry. Now into its third generation, this family owned business is still going strong. Few of the popular dishes here are Teochew-style...

With its nondescript entrance, it is easy to miss this chapati shop at the back lane of Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. Beyond the simple facade and a short flight of stairs, Santa Chapati House is humming with activity. One guy rolling out the chapati, another flipping chapati over the hot plate and one taking orders...

I’m a firm believer in Traditional Chinese Medicine, largely due to my Chinese roots. Mum used to prepare all sorts of herbal tonic soup at home. I remember my dislike for these usually bitter concoction and Mum always had to persuade me to drink up. Now that I’m living on my own and spending long...

nasi lemak pandan with fried cockles, fried egg and stir-fried string beans One of the things I love about KL is how food is so easily available, anytime and almost anywhere. We have abundance of street food, hawker centers and mamak stalls that stay open way past midnight (some even operate round the clock)....

I’ve never considered myself much of a pork-eater until I switched job a few years ago. In my current workplace, non-halal dishes are only available a long drive away, which is logistically challenging if you’re on a one-hour lunch break. To make up for ‘lost time’, my dinners and weekends would usually consist of...

One of the most refreshing mango lassi I had was in a little café in Cameron Highlands many years back. I’m not sure if this café is still there, but whenever I’ve mango lassi, it’ll bring back fond memories of our weekend getaway. Closer to home, I’m glad to have found a pretty...

I just couldn’t help laughing when K recounted how he had ordered hokkien mee at Sek Yuen. Hokkien mee is one of K’s favourite stir-fried dish and he will ask for it without a second thought, even in a place that serves mainly Cantonese food. The elderly uncle told him point blank that they...

I still remember how Andrew gushed about Meng Kee char siew when he first had it some years back. Twice I went looking for it, and came back disappointed. I didn’t know they’ve moved. If only I have taken a bit of time to google. I finally found my way there recently. It is now...

When I first moved to KL many years back, a good friend recommended this quaint Hainanese coffee shop. And ever since, Yut Kee has been my go-to place for a hearty, comforting meal of Hainanese food, great coffee, and always for their scrumptious butter cake and kaya toast. Yut Kee was started over 80...

This is one of the best wantan mee I’ve had in a long, long time. Al dente wantan noodles drenched in lardy soya sauce. Forget about calorie count, this is worth breaking your diet for. Located next to the main entrance of Pudu Market, this noodle stall seems to have a loyal following. We were...